Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Hunting Ability Test

I managed
to convince my owner that it would be a good idea to go on a course to find out
what we have to do before we take the test. I knew I could do it without any
problems, but I had doubts about the ability of my owner to be able to manage.
So off we went for a week end at Rakkestad on a course given by Tor Magne Gramstad
and organised jointly by the Norsk Spaniel Klub, Oslo/Akershus and Østfold.

Even
though I say it myself, we both learnt a lot of new things and I even got to
meet my brother Presto (Kahill’s Man In The Mirror) and Ronja (Kahill’s Superfly
Sister).

My
breeder Ellen Getz Wold managed to convince my owner that just maybe it would
be a good idea to have a mock test before the big event. With Ellen acting as
the judge Ronja and I were given the opportunity to show off. We knew it would
be no problem, but you know what humans are like!!!!!

The test day 4th September 2011 eventually arrived, cold, misty with scattered showers. I really enjoyed
myself showing off in front of all those people. My owner thought we were home
and dry, but I still had a trick up my sleeve to give him something to worry
about. Yep, when the bird was thrown into the water I decided not to run and
jump in, but walked to the water’s edge, took a sniff and then went for a paddle
along the bank. When I turned around, I saw the look of horror and disbelief on
my owners face, so just to cheer him up I decided to jump in and retrieve the
bird.

After a
day of doing what I like to do guess what, I was even given a prize. I will
never understand these humans.